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The Best of the OLL No. 73: Benjamin Constant, “On Freedom of Thought” (1815)

By: Benjamin Constant

This is part of “The OLL Reader: An Anthology of the Best of the OLL” which is a collection of some of the most important material in the OLL. A thematic list with links to HTML versions of the texts is available…

The Best of the OLL No. 72: “Three Agreements of the People” (1647-49)

By: John Lilburne

This is part of “The OLL Reader: An Anthology of the Best of the OLL” which is a collection of some of the most important material in the OLL. A thematic list with links to HTML versions of the texts is available here. It contains…

The Best of the OLL No. 70: David Hume, “Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth” (1752)

By: David Hume

David Hume’s ideal form of government was not known in any detail until the posthumous appearance of the essay “Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth” in 1752. In it he draws up an elaborate scheme for a “perfect commonwealth” for which he…

The Best of the OLL No. 71: Lysander Spooner, “Natural Law; or the Science of Justice” (1882)

By: Lysander Spooner

This is part of “The OLL Reader: An Anthology of the Best of the OLL” which is a collection of some of the most important material in the OLL. A thematic list with links to HTML versions of the texts is available here. In this…